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Best time to eat

January 16, 2021 John Tough

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Speaking on Heavy Hitters Podcast!

January 11, 2021 John Tough

I prefer writing, but occasionally share some of my market sentiment through audio channels! And so, today I am pleased…

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When Legends Arrive, the Community Wins

January 8, 2021 John Tough

I first learned about venture in 2009 and quickly became consumed with the idea of integrating my interests between innovation…

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Consolidation at the top of industrial sensor market: Teledyne Acquires FLIR Systems

January 5, 2021 John Tough

I am trying a slightly different format for this announcement. Because this is a slightly different type of M&A event…

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Dealing with 2021 uncertainty

January 4, 2021 John Tough

Lots of predictions out there these days. At Energize we get to see potential future outcomes… and I have to…

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The Next Bullseye

December 30, 2020 John Tough

About a decade ago scientists, entrepreneurs, government and capitalists unified to focus on decarbonizing energy generation. As a result, the…

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Top 2 Most Creative Financings of 2020

December 29, 2020 John Tough

A green bond is when a company raises debt and promises to use the proceeds to fund for climate, environmental,…

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The Energy Transition’s 3 Winning Themes of 2020

December 28, 2020 John Tough

I am going to be writing a few 2020 summary notes / awards. Today is “the winning themes!” Theme 1:…

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Industrial Tech M&A: PTC Acquires Arena Solutions

December 22, 2020 John Tough

An important industrial tech M&A event happened earlier this month: PTC acquired Arena Solutions for $715M… marrying PTC’s CAD software…

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Honeywell and Salesforce-built Sparta Systems

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The “built on Salesforce” technology stack now has a number of winners. The original and most epic example is Veeva…

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